Apple features that surprise and delight.
Dear Reader,
This week Apple released a new lineup of Apple Watches and iPhones. I watched the announcement, as I watched all of these announcements, without much expectation. Progress in this space is incremental (think more surprise and delight and less life-altering with a significant leap).
This week's announcements from Apple essentially were invisible to the naked eye or served a rather niche-REI-spelunking-audience. The lack of digital show-stoppers made me question what features are missing from the Apple lineup that may impact my life.
In no particular order:
Asshole and lie detection: Using the microphone on the Apple Watch, we should get notified of a scam or that someone is acting like an asshole. "This person is acting like an asshole; tread lightly." "You're getting scammed by this person."
Check yourself detection: Similar to asshole detection, can the Apple Watch notify me when it's time to slow my roll?
Syncing bank and credit card accounts receive a small electric shock when walking into a high-priced boutique or electronic store. "You don't need that drone."
Energy level notification: Rather than focusing the day on closing the circles, I want to get notified when I'm tired and more prone to make poor decisions based on fatigue.
Notification on your contacts activity: Perhaps your child has been on TikTok for 8 hours and hasn't moved from the sofa. It's an opportunity to engage when someone needs more significant interactions.
Receive positive affirmations after a poor night of sleep tracked on the Apple Watch.
Lost Keys: When I start moving around frantically while at home, chirp my key's Apple Tag; most likely, I'm searching for my keys. Apple should assume at all times that my keys are lost.
Math challenge: Do you want to send a text message? Answer a quick game of long division to remind yourself math is a thing.
Blood sugar monitoring: The endless opportunities to better our diet with blood sugar level tracking from our Apple device.
Car ignition: An ability to start a car ignition from an Apple Watch.
Seamless passwords: An ability to use the watch as a Web3 login or password login.
Home door: An ability to unlock my home door with Apple Watch.
Using body temperature, release A mood-ring-color-changing Apple Watch face; simply because that's a rad idea.
Get notified regularly on how fortunate we are now that we are essentially physically lazy when compared to our ancestors. Based on vocal patterns, locations, and activity, receive a notification. "Enjoy that Starbucks! Your great grandmother changed her last name and dropped her cultural identity to fit in when arriving in the United States."
This list will continue to grow.
Thank you for reading,
Christian
